Hackettstown police made the arrest.
A 23-year-old Monroe County man said he was an undercover police officer when he was pulled over early Thursday morning in Hackettstown, town police report.
Luis Blass Jr. (Courtesy photo) But while the man, who smelled of alcohol, said he was Shawn Potter who worked for Pennsylvania State Police and Scranton police, he turned out to be Luis Blass Jr., of Pocono Summit, who was intoxicated but not a police officer, according to a news release.
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Blass was stopped due to a traffic violation at 2:19 a.m. on Route 517, police said.
A front-seat passenger, Jessie Dawson, 22, of Pocono Summit, who was holding a can of Budweiser, was cited with possession of an open container and released, police said.
Blass was sent to Warren County jail in lieu of $5,000 bail after a handbag in his possession was found to contain two clear plastic bags with suspected drugs, police said.
Blass was charged with possession of a controlled dangerous substance, impersonating a police officer, possession of drug paraphernalia, proving false information to law enforcement, DWI, careless driving, possession of a controlled dangerous substance in a motor vehicle, improper lamps and improper safety glass, police said.
A Mansfield Township police dog assisted at the scene.
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